Alexander Zelin

Alexander Zelin (6 May 1953-) was Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force from 9 May 2007 to 27 April 2012, succeeding Vladimir Mikhaylov and preceding Viktor Bondarev.

Biography
Alexander Nikolayevich Zelin was born on 6 May 1953 in Perevalsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, and graduated from the Gagarin Air Force Academy in 1988 and the General Staff Academy in 1997, rising to the rank of Colonel-General. On 9 May 2007, he was given the job of Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force, but in 2012 he was dismissed without a clear reason, being replaced by Viktor Bondarev.